Kindness and Vitriol

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Kindness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.

Usage example: with touching kindness, the couple offered the stranded tourists a place to stay for the night

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Vitriol is an antonym for kindness.

Nearby Words: kind, kindly, kindliness

Vitriol noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.

Usage example: a film critic noted for the vitriol and sometimes outright cruelty of his pronouncements

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Kindness is an antonym for vitriol.

Nearby Word: vitriolic

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